Imagine if somebody were to really sit down with Osama bin Ladin and say, 'Listen man, what is it that you're so angry at me about that you're willing to have people strap bombs to themselves, or get inside of airplanes and fly them into buildings?' That would be the miracle if we can get, sit down and talk to our enemies and find a way for them to hear us.
Matthew ModineThere's a discipline. When you take someone's portrait, you don't have to take 50 photographs, just find that one so that when you release the shutter, that's the image that you took.
Matthew ModineReal spiritual journey in life is the discovery of self. I think once you take all the religious bullshit away from Jesus Christ, it's saying it's about this journey of discovering who you are, and what's really important in life is simply love. That the journey of civilization, the journey of understanding, is forgiveness, is empathy. And that's what humanity is striving for.
Matthew ModineAnd if I was going to go there โ the only person you can really compare Batman to, of those characters, would be Iron Man, another rich guy who has the ability to make fantastic toys โ so if you want to take Batman and Iron Man and put them in a battle, thatโs an interesting battle. But if you want to take Christian Bale and Robert Downey Jr. and put them in a UFC fighting cage, Christian Bale will โ to quote Full Metal Jacket โ tear Robert Downey Jr.โs head off and sh-t down his neck.
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